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Dept 38 - ICT Development Department

The department is in charge of the management of projects for building and developing ICT within the Ministry and central ICT services. It is involved in comprehensive coordination in defining the concept for the long-term development of the Ministry’s ICT department on the basis of materials provided by the independent unit of Cyber Security and Strategic Management of the ICT Department and the ICT and User Support Department, and analyses the specifications of the long-term objectives of projects. It cooperates with ministerial units in specifying the assignment and objectives of projects, and analyses the needs and definitions of SLAs for each project. It carries out its activities in accordance with the applicable standards, guidelines and other regulations, on the basis of which it defines restrictive conditions for the implementation of projects. On the basis of project management materials provided by the ICT and User Support Department and the independent unit of Cyber Security and Strategic Management of the ICT Department it analyses and tests requirements for changes to the Ministry’s ICT with respect to the end user. For the separate ICT Financial Management and Contractual Arrangement Unit it compiles the necessary source documentation for financial planning and budgeting for the building and development of ICT within the Ministry and central ICT services. It prepares source materials for the creation of procurement documentation pursuant to Act No 137/2006 Coll. It prepares source documentation for the implementation of contractual relations with external suppliers. It manages and supervises the activities of external suppliers and ensures compliance with contractual obligations and the fulfilment of the objectives defined by the Ministry departments. It puts together a project team for each defined project and appoints a project leader. It prepares the necessary documentation for each project and issues regular project progress reports. In collaboration with the ICT and User Support Department it is in charge of testing and implementing projects. It is responsible for managing pilot ICT projects within the Ministry and central ICT services provided by the ICT and User Support Department. It provides a support structure under the activities of Competence Centres (KC) for the CSO IS, particularly application support for ISTIS users, and works with the independent unit Cyber Security and Strategic Management of the ICT Department and the ICT and User Support Department on the basic settings of the ISTIS and on analysing requirements for changes to the ISTIS and ISTIS development. It manages the planning and development of the State Treasury. It coordinates the construction and operation of Competence Centres (KC). The department provides information support to staff members and government employees, a task which includes running the specialised library. The department administers information sources integrated into the Ministry’s IS, ensures links between information sources and nationwide PAIS and between the department and supranational IS.